• Caps GM George McPhee on his team's start: "I think the only – the two areas we must get better is keeping pucks out of our net and it starts by not taking penalties and protecting the goalies more. And they’ve got to be better." He almost said he doesn't have any plans to blow up the roster in light of the team's recent struggles. [Washington Post]

• The Bruins are hoping to wrap up a contract extension with goaltender Tuukka Rask sometime before the regular season ends. [CSNNE]